Total enrollment
6,798
-1 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
10 schools in GREAT NECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
New York · 6,798 students · 2 cities
Public K-12 education in GREAT NECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs across 10 schools with combined enrollment of about 6,798 students, averaging 680 per school.
4-year change in GREAT NECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
10
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How GREAT NECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New York | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 88.2% | #6 of 437 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 6,798 | #65 of 576 | #1,389 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 10 | #62 of 576 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #181 of 565 | #553 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 23.8% | #470 of 573 | #7,161 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #109 of 425 | #1,693 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside GREAT NECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
State test results across the district's 8 scored schools run from GREAT NECK SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL at 96.5% proficient to JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL at 74.8%, a gap of 21.8 points. That is the 201st widest gap among 258 New York districts with four or more scored schools.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT NECK SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL | Great Neck | High | 09-12 | 1,362 |
| GREAT NECK NORTH HIGH SCHOOL | Great Neck | High | 09-12 | 1,155 |
| GREAT NECK SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL | Great Neck | Middle | 06-08 | 832 |
| LAKEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Great Neck | Elementary | 01-05 | 772 |
| GREAT NECK NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL | Great Neck | Middle | 06-08 | 728 |
| E M BAKER SCHOOL | Great Neck | Elementary | KG-05 | 651 |
| SADDLE ROCK SCHOOL | Great Neck | Elementary | KG-05 | 519 |
| JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL | Great Neck | Elementary | PK-05 | 427 |
| EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER | New Hyde Park | Elementary | PK-KG | 304 |
| VILLAGE SCHOOL | Great Neck | High | 09-12 | 48 |
About GREAT NECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
As a low-population district in New York, GREAT NECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT hosts 6,798 students across 10 schools.
In terms of grade levels, GREAT NECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT is made up of 5 elementary, 2 middle, and 3 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in GREAT NECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT is about 680, noticeably above the New York average of roughly 519.
Looking at the last 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in GREAT NECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT has stayed largely flat since SY 2020-21, moving from about 6,799 students to 6,798.
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